Divided skirt.



F. R. GALLUZZO.

121mm) SKIRT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1913. I 1 09 1,827 Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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DIVIDED SKIRT.

Application filed September 16, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANonsco RAFFAELE GALLUZZO, a sub ect of the King of Italy,

residing at 41 Leroy street, New York city,

New York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Divided Skirts, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to skirts and particularly to the type of skirt known popularly as a divided skirt.

The general purpose of the invention is to produce a skirt of this type which will give great comfort and ease of movement of the limbs, at the same time presenting substantially the appearance of an ordinary skirt. The freedom of movement of the limbs is especially desirable as tending to prevent accidents when women are getting on or off of vehicles.

The invention consists in the simplicity of construction and in the features of improvement hereinafter described, all of which contribute to produce an eflicient divided skirt.

A preferred embodiment of my invention will be particularly described in the following specification, while the broad scope of my invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a skirt embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of the skirt showing the same slightly flattened; Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the skirt in a partly open condition; Fig. 4 is a cross section taken through the skirt about on the line ir-4t of Fig. 3 but showing the parts at this point in substantially the relation which they have when the skirt is being worn; and Fig. 5 is a plan showing substantially the form or pattern out of which the skirt may be most conveniently constructed.

Referring more particularly to the parts and particularly to Figs. 3 and 5, the skirt comprises preferably a pair of trunks 1 and 2 for the left and right limbs respectively. Each of these trunks is preferably formed from a single piece 8 having a form or pattern indicated in Fig. 5. This pattern as indicated is preferably of substantially rectangular form having an outwardly bowed edge at on one side and having on its upper edge 6 a deep gap or notch 5 of substantially U-form. In addition to the U-shaped gap Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 789,971.

if desired the seam may not be sewed down through the entire length of the trunk but may be discontinued near the lower end so as to leave a slight gash or split at the point 10 as indicated in Fig. 3. The trunk 2 is formed in a similar manner from a similarly shaped piece but is made right-hand instead of left-hand. The side seam of the trunk 2 is indicated at the point 11. The two trunks l and 2 formed in this Way are connected together along the edges of the gaps 5 which form the crotch seam 12 of the skirt. I prefer that this crotch seam be not continuous but at the rear side I provide buttons for detachably connecting the parts as indicated at 18. In order to facilitate putting on the skirt I also provide either of the trunks at its upper edge with a vertical gash, at which point overlapping edges 13 at the belt line of the skirtare formed. The edges 8 of the pieces 3 which form the trunks, when connected form the seams which are indicated at 15. In this way it will be seen that beyond the side seams 9 and 11 the material extends so as to form laterally extending aprons l6 and 17. When the trunks have been put on, the apron 16 is passed across the back, and the upper portion of the free edge such as indicated at the point 18 is secured in any suitable manner as by means of button-holes 19 and buttons 20. In a similar manner the apron 17 is passed across the front, and the upper portion of its free edge is secured in any suitable manner as by means of buttons 21 similarly arranged to the buttons 20. It is obvious that the skirt can be made in two pieces as illustrated, or it may be made of more pieces, if desired. In this way it will be seen, particularly from an examination of Figs. 2 and l that the skirt is divided at two points 22 and 23 which are opposite to each other and which give a very free movement of the trunks 1 and 2 in which the limbs are enveloped, but with 7 wish to be limited in the practice of the invention nor in my claims to the particular embodiment set forth.

WVhat I claim is 1. A skirt consisting of a pair of trunks to envelop the lower limbs, and an apron connecting with the said trunks along the side thereof arranged so asto pass across the front of said trunks, a second apron con nected with said trunks substantially opposite said first apron adapted to pass across the back of sald trunks, and means for fas tening the free edges of said aprons to said trunks to cover the adjacent intermediate portions. of said trunks.

2. A skirt consisting of a trunk to envelop one of the lower limbs and having an apron formed in one integral piece therewith adapted to pass across at the front of the skirt, a second trunk to envelop the other limb, and also having an apron in one integral piece therewith adapted to pass across at the back of said skirt, said trunks forming a pair of trunks connected at the crotch thereof, and means for fastening the free edges of said aprons at the upper part.

3. A skirt consisting of a trunk to envelop one of the lower limbs and having an apron formed in one integral piece therewith adapted to pass across at the front of the skirt, a second trunk to envelop the other limb, and also having an apron in one integral piece therewith adapted to pass across at the back of said skirt, said trunks forming a pair of trunks connected at the crotch thereof, means for fastening the free edges of said aprons, and means for removably securing said trunks together along thecrotch line at the rear side.

l. A skirt consisting of a trunk to envelop one of the lower limbs and having an. apron connected integrally with the said trunk at the side seam thereof adapted to pass across at the front of the skirt, a second trunk to envelop the other limb, and also having an apron connected integrally with the said trunk at the side seam thereof. adapted to pass across at the back of said skirt, said trunks forming a pair of trunks connected at the crotch thereof means for fastening the free edges of said aprons and means for removably securing said trunks together along the crotch line at the rear side.

5. A skirt consisting of a pair of trunks to envelop the lower limbs, and an apron connecting with the said trunks along the side thereof arranged so as to pass across the front of said trunks, a second apron connected with said trunks substantially opposite said first apron adapted to pass across the back of said trunks, and means for fas-- tening the free edges of said aprons tosaid trun s to cover the adjacent intermediate portions of said trunks, the free edges of said aprons being unattached at the lower portions thereof.

6. A skirt consisting of a pair of trunks to envelop the lower limbs, and an apron connecting with one leg of said trunks along the side thereof arranged so as to pass across the front of said trunks, a second apron con nected With the other leg of said trunks substantially opposite said first apron adapted. to pass across the back of said trunks, and means for fastening the free edges of each apron to the opposite leg of said trunks.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 13 day of September, 1913. r

FRANCESCO RAFFAELE Witnesses:

SAMUEL NEIMAN, BEATRICE MORRIS.

GALLUZZO.

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